Scott Fowler: Cam Newton made the Panthers relevant. He needed to be let go. But not like this.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The inevitable Cam Newton-Carolina Panthers divorce has been a gathering storm in the distance for months.The thunder and lightning finally arrived in droves Tuesday, as the Panthers said they would “give” the best quarterback in team history permission to seek a trade even as they were in the midst of negotiating a deal with former New Orleans backup Teddy Bridgewater.Newton fired back via social media, saying the team “forced me into this” and that he had never wanted to leave the Carolina team he starred for from 2011-19.There’s no going back. Newton will one year headline…

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